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When a man who was supposed to die in a fall doesn't, the ghost that has been sent to take his soul to the afterlife is perplexed. His boss tells him to stick with the man until they can find out what happened and while he is doing this, the ghost falls madly in love with the man's girlfriend. Of course complications arise and they are compounded when it is learned that human beings, for the first time in their history, are able to take the fates back from the gods. This is a love story and a tale of what happens when we become the masters of our own fate. (booksense)… (more)

JONATHAN CARROLLreading & booksigning for "The Ghost in Love"Monday, October 20 at 7:30 pm

“Jonathan Carroll has the magic. He’ll lend you his eyes, and you’ll never see the world in quite the same way ever again.” ­ Neil Gaiman. “In "The Ghost In Love" Jonathan Carroll deepens his art, diving into his own obsessions with love and fate, without letting go of an ounce of the uncanny effervescent quality that has always caused readers to crave his narratives like an illegal substance. He's created a version of the world that shines like a beacon into our own.” - Jonathan Lethem

Jonathan Carroll's novel "The Wooden Sea" was named a New York Times Notable Book of 2001. He is the author of such acclaimed novels as "White Apples," "The Land of Laughs," "The Marriage of Sticks," and "Bones of the Moon." He lives in Vienna, Austria. (Booksmith_in_SF)… (more)

Ghost in Love: A man falls in the snow, hits his head on a curb, and dies. But something strange occurs: the man doesn’t die, and the ghost that’s been sent to take his soul to the afterlife is flabbergasted. Going immediately to its boss, the ghost asks, what should I do now? The boss says, we don’t know how this happened but we’re working on it. So, here's the ghost playing nursemaid… (baffleonious)… (more)

One of BookPeople's favorite authors, Jonathan Carroll, also happens to be one of the most critically acclaimed modern magical realists. Carroll's books are filled with such oddities as talking dogs and alternate realities, so it is easy to see why he has such a devoted worldwide cult following. This event promises to be one of the month's most entertaining readings, so join us tonight at 7 PM to meet this charismatic author and pick up your signed copy of his newest book, The Ghost in Love. (EKAnderson)… (more)